Hiking & Drawing at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
With Evan’s open-heart surgery cancelled, Kendra and I have suddenly found ourselves with a lot of unplanned free time this week. Her mom, Jane, flew up here to help take care of Addison and...
Category: Massachusetts
Green Friday Hike: Snowshoeing on Weir Hill
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Weir Hill, North Andover, MA Date: November 28, 2014 Distance: 1.04 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 229 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow Circle (Stevens Trail) & Blue Circle (Weir Hill &...
Review of LEGOLAND® Discovery Center in Boston, MA
As a kid, I loved LEGOS®. I made houses, towers, cars, mini-cities – anything I could think of in my imagination. I rarely stayed on script, most often straying from the instructions that came...
Tips for Tandem-Carrying Kids While Hiking
My new job has meant more time at home with Evan and Kate, so we have been joining my friend Jenn and her daughter Abby on hikes! And so, I have become one with...
Bicycling the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Lowell-Westford, MA
Location: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail – Lowell-Westford, MA Date: August 31, 2014 Distance: 13.82 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 171 feet Our Bicycling Time: 2 hours 4 minutes round trip Difficulty: Easy Trail Map Biking is quickly creeping up on...
Lowell Folk Festival: A Celebration of Culture
I was a 14-year-old seasoned Junior Park Ranger when the first Lowell Folk Festival was held in 1990. It was a spinoff of the National Folk Festival, which was held in Lowell from 1987-1989....
Hiking at Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
[box border=”full”]Location: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA Date: July 20, 2014 Distance: .62 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 68 feet Our Hiking Time: 27 minutes Trail Blaze: None, but there are maps posted. Difficulty: Easy Trail Map [/box] We are not generally beach people,...
Blogging for LGBTQ Families 2014: We’re an Ordinary Two-Mom Family
When I first started participating in this event just three years ago, my wife Kendra and I were new moms, and only five states recognized same-sex marriage. Now that number has grown to 19,...
Hiking at Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA Date: April 6, 2014 Distance: 1.55 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 168 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour 16 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: None! Difficulty: Easy Trail Map [/box] Spring is here! Finally!...
Hiking at Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborogh State Forest, Lowell, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborogh State Forest, Lowell, MA Date: March 20, 2014 Distance: 1.28 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 193 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 3 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: Blue and Silver circles with hiker logo Difficulty: Easy Trail...